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Incident Date
20 June 2017
Incident Codes
CS1046 RS2293
Location
خشام, Khasham, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Up to 16 civilians, including several women and children, were killed and dozens more injured in airstrikes on Khasham village in Deir Ezzor governorate. However, it was not clear who was responsible with allegations lodged against the Coalition, the Russian air force and the Syrian government. In total, five sources alleged that the Coalition was…
Summary
Published
20 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
13–16
Civilians reported injured
12–50
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
19 June 2017
Incident Code
CI773
Location
الشفاء, Mosul, Al-Shafaa, Nineveh, Iraq
Up to 44 civilians, including a young child and his mother, were reported trapped under the rubble following the destruction of houses at al Shifa during an assault on the area. According to Sawefa Ateka, “There is a house in Al-Shifa neighborhood, the house of Saadallah Abu Thaerwhich is near the Al-Naqib Mosque, and the…
Summary
Published
19 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
40–44
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
19 June 2017
Incident Code
CI774
Location
الفاروق, Mosul, Farouk, Nineveh, Iraq
Locals reported the deaths of 35 civilians during fighting for control of the Farouk area of Old Mosul. Yaqein blamed the deaths on the assaulters, citing an Iraqi commander: "‘Our military operations in the Old City resulted in the killing of 32 people,' the commander of the federal police, Raed Jawdat, told a news briefing."…
Summary
Published
19 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
32–35
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
18 June 2017
Incident Code
RS2291
Location
Sokhna, Homs, Syria
A single source, the Step News Agency, reported that "a number of air raids targeted the vicinity of Sukhna town, destroying two cars and causing injuries in the area." There were no details of any civilian deaths, or any other details at this time.
Summary
Published
18 June 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 June 2017
Incident Code
CS1025
Location
Al Zaer, Deir Ezzor, Syria
One civilian was reportedly killed in an airstrike on Al Za’er village in Deir Ezzor, but it was not clear who was responsible, Smart News Agency reported. As the local agency noted, “The activist Mohammed Hassan, who relies on information from local sources said, that unidentified warplanes launched raids on the village, which led to…
Summary
Published
18 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
18 June 2017
Incident Code
CS1030
Location
الحديقة البيضا, Al Hadika al Bayda, Raqqa, Syria
Local sources reported that two civilians were allegedly killed by SDF artillery fire or ‘missiles’ in the Al Hadaika al Baytha neighbourhood of Raqqa. Ahmad al Hasan reported that two young men were killed near the barbershop in the area, including the barber named Hamid Abu Aziz. All five sources alleged that the US-backed SDF militia…
Summary
Published
18 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
18 June 2017
Incident Code
CI769
Location
المدينة القديمة, Mosul, Old City, Nineveh, Iraq
Fifteen people were reported killed and five more injured in heavy air and artillery strikes on Old Mosul, as Iraqi forces supported by the Coalition continued their push to capture the last ISIL-held neighbourhoods of Mosul. Yaqein – which also reported 10 ISIL carbombs – said that “an aerial and artillery bombardment coincided with the…
Summary
Published
18 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
15
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
18 June 2017
Incident Code
CI771
Location
القائم, Al Qa'im, Al Anbar, Iraq
Local media reported that an unknown airstrike killed eight civilians and injured a further 20 at Al Qaim. Iraqi Spring Media Centre reported the death of 8 people and 20 additional injuries resulting from an airstrike near a mosque in Al Qaim. Iraqi News Center reported the same figures.
Summary
Published
18 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
8
Civilians reported injured
20
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
18 June 2017
Incident Code
LQ048
Location
Sabri, Benghazi, Libya
Local sources reported almost 30 new air raids on Benghazi by LNA forces, mostly centred near the Sabri and fish market areas. There were no known public reports of civilian harm at the time.
Summary
Published
18 June 2017
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
18 June 2017
Incident Code
CI772
Location
الموصل: غرب, Mosul, West (Shifa and Zanjili), Nineveh, Iraq
Colonel Talal Najm al-Hamdani, from the Directorate of Civil Defense of Nineveh, said that about 200 bodies had been recovered over a 48 hour period in different parts of West Mosul. In an interview with Al Araby al Jadeeda, Colonerl al-Hamdani estimated that as many as 4,000 bodies remained under the rubble of West Mosul…
Summary
Published
18 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
200
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
18 June 2017
Incident Code
CS1032
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Two civilian children were killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Raqqa, local sources reported. Both the children were identified by local sources and were reportedly displaced from the city of Sukhna, according to @PalmyraRev1. Four of the five sources alleged that the children died as a result of Coalition bombing. No further details were available.
Summary
Published
18 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
18 June 2017
Incident Code
RS2289
Location
Hamadi Omar, Hama, Syria
Two children were killed and three other civilians were wounded - including a woman - following an airstrike on Hamadi Omar, local media reported. Both sources blamed Russian warplanes for the strike. According to both the Smart News Agency and the local source, Adyb.alhwrany, the town was under ISIS control when the strikes took place. …
Summary
Published
18 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 June 2017
Incident Code
RS2290
Location
Akeirbat, Hama, Syria
Between one and two civilians were killed, and several others were wounded, following an airstrike on Akeirbat, local media reported. Both sources blamed Russian military aircraft for the strikes. @radioalsham reported that a woman was killed and several others were wounded, while the Step News Agency reported that two civilians were killed as well as…
Summary
Published
18 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 June 2017
Incident Code
CS1017
Location
حارة البدو, Al Badou, Raqqa, Syria
Two women were killed and several others were injured in the Al Badu neighbourhood of Raqqa, allegedly caused by SDF mortars or supporting Coalition airstrikes. Several sources reported that seven people were wounded in the raid. However Madar News reported that at least 10 people were wounded. Eleven of 14 sources reported that the US-backed…
Summary
Published
17 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
7–10
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
17 June 2017
Incident Code
CS1024
Location
حي الرميلة, Al Rumaila, Raqqa, Syria
Three civilian males were reportedly killed in the Al Rumeila neighbourhood of Raqqa following Coalition artillery shelling, or a rocket attack allegedly carried out by the US-backed SDF militia. The three victims were identified by Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently and Raqqa RWB. Four of the five sources who reported the incident alleged that the SDF…
Summary
Published
17 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
17 June 2017
Incident Code
LQ047
Location
بنغازي, Benghazi, Benghazi, Libya
Two Facebook sources claimed that 13 “foreign airstrikes” had struck Benghazi, but seem to have copied one another on the information. There were no known public reports of civilian harm at the time.
Summary
Published
17 June 2017
Military Actor
Unknown
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Incident Date
17 June 2017
Incident Code
RS2285
Location
عين قريع, Ain Qurei, Idlib, Syria
A man was killed, and two other civilians were wounded, when remnants of a cluster bomb exploded in Ain Qurei left by a previous raid, sources on the ground reported. Sources all blamed a previous Russian raid for the remnants left in the vicinity. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
17 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 June 2017
Incident Code
RS2288
Location
الطيبة, Al-Tayba, Homs, Syria
Six civilians were killed when military aircraft struck oil tankers in the neighbourhood of Al-Tayba, local media reported. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. While most sources blamed Russia for the strikes. JisirTV pointed to the Syrian regime. According to the Smart News Agency, the six civilians who were killed were drivers…
Summary
Published
17 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
6
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 June 2017
Incident Code
RS2286
Location
فجر, Fajir, Hama, Syria
A woman and two children were killed, and five others were wounded, in an airstrike on Fajir, local media reported. Sources all blamed Russian military aircraft for the raids. According to Radio.Fresh, the wounded were transferred to hospital in the aftermath. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
17 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 June 2017
Incident Code
RS2287
Location
الحميدية, Hamidiya, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A man was killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on the residential neighbourhood of Hamidiya, local media reported. There were no wounded civilians reported. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
17 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 June 2017
Incident Code
CS1011
Location
المخالفات, Al Mukhalafat, Raqqa, Syria
Three civilians including one child and one woman died in a Coalition air or artillery strike or SDF ground action on a home in the Mukhalafat area, south of al Nour mosque, in Raqqa, local media reported. According to ALRaggaTruth, Mousa Mohammed Shaikhani‘s house was destroyed by “rocket-propelled grenades”. He died in the strike along…
Summary
Published
16 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
16 June 2017
Incident Code
CS1013
Location
كسرة شيخ (جمعة), Kasrat Sheikh (Juma'a), Raqqa, Syria
Two civilians died in Kasrat Juma’a village, Raqqa, according to local sources. Reports blamed Coalition airstrikes and SDF/Coalition artillery. Some other reports said that one of the victims was killed by an SDF sniper. According to Q_Alenzy, a Coalition airstrike targeted “the house of Mustafa al-Ahmad al-Muhaimid”. Other sources also said that a large number…
Summary
Published
16 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
16 June 2017
Incident Code
CS1014
Location
مسجد الجراكسة, near al Jaraksa mosque, Raqqa, Syria
One named civilian was killed in a Coalition airstrike or artillery shelling by the SDF on the area near al Jaraksa mosque, according to local media. @alrqqa.ahlna SDF artillery blamed SDF artillery for his death, while Ahmed Al Shebli aid he died in a Coalition raid. However, since SDF did not possess artillery in this…
Summary
Published
16 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
16 June 2017
Incident Code
USYEMTr086
Location
جسر السلام, Al Salam Bridge, Shabwa, Yemen
On June 20th 2017, US Central Command announced that US forces had carried out an airstrike that had targeted and killed three AQAP militants in Shabwa governorate on June 16th 2017. This confirmed earlier reports that a US drone strike killed three alleged militants driving in Al Naqba, in the Habban district of Shabwa governorate,…
Summary
Published
16 June 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Military actors reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
15 June 2017
Incident Codes
CS1105a RS2284
Location
مراط, Mrat, Deir Ezzor, Syria
In an airstrike which hit Mrat, as many as 11 civilians were killed - including six from one family - and dozens more were wounded, according to local media. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. Most attributed blame to the Syrian regime, while Souriyati, blamed the Coalition. Others also blamed Russian warplanes…
Summary
Published
15 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
6–11
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
15 June 2017
Incident Codes
CS1005 RS2283
Location
السيد عايد, Al-Sayed Alyed in Hatla village, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Between two and seven civilians were killed, and an unspecific number of others were wounded, following the bombing by military aircraft on Al-Sayed Alyed. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. Some attributed blame to the Syrian regime, while others blamed Russia. Many sources also reported on "military aircraft" thus, not attributing any…
Summary
Published
15 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–7
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
15 June 2017
Incident Code
RS2282
Location
النعيمية, Al-Nu'aymeya, Hama, Syria
Eight civilians were killed, and an unspecific number were wounded, following an aerial bombardment on civilian homes in Al-Nu'aymeya, local media reported. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame - some attributed blame to the Syrian regime and others to Russia. Baladi reported that "the area lacks medical points and even trained medical…
Summary
Published
15 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
8
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 June 2017
Incident Code
CS996
Location
شارع سيف الدولة, Saif al Dawla Street, Raqqa, Raqqa, Syria
One civilian male was killed as a result of reported artillery fire on the Saif al Dawla area of Raqqa, local sources reported. Three sources separately identified the victim as Ayham Rashid al Barazi, but no further details were available. All reports said that the US-backed SDF were responsible for the artillery fire. However, a…
Summary
Published
15 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
15 June 2017
Incident Code
CS997
Location
البوكمال, Abu Kamal, Al Masriya roundabout, Deir Ezzor, Syria
The Al Masriya Roundabout in Abu Kamal to the southeast of Deir Ezzor city was targeted by airstrikes causing injury to some civilians, and reportedly killing some members of ISIL. However, it was not immediately clear who was responsible. One source, Al Nateq, reported that the Coalition was responsible whereas the remaining sources did not…
Summary
Published
15 June 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
14 June 2017
Incident Code
RS2280
Location
اللج, Al-Laj, Hama, Syria
An unspecified number of civilians were wounded and killed when warplanes struck a camp for displaced peoples in the village of Al-Laj, local media reported. All three sources blamed Russian warplanes for the strikes. Women and children were reportedly included in the numbers of wounded and killed. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
14 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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